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When a film is being marketed as “The Most Dangerous Film Ever Made,” it’s easy to assume it’s a hyperbolic marketing pitch to sell the film. However, despite the outlandish claims, ROAR seriously could be considered the de facto “most dangerous film ever made.” Originally released in 1981, the film has been re-released by Drafthouse Films, which specializes in genre films and cult releases. Shot over an 11-year period, the production for ROAR cost $17m and resulted in over 70 cast and crew members injured by the untrained, wild animals on set. However, no animals were harmed in the making of the film.
ROAR is about a wife and her three children visiting the family’s patriarch, where he lives amongst a menagerie of wild animals. The husband and wife are played by former real-life couple Tippi Hedren and Peter Griffith (who also wrote and directed), Griffith’s actual sons, and the couple’s daughter, Melanie Griffith. Beyond that, I can’t make sense of a plot or narrative, but I guess a film like ROAR wouldn’t need one when it features actual animal attacks.
ROAR will be roaring (pardon the pun) to arthouse theaters across the country. You can find a full list of theaters here.